U.S. says reopening New Mexico nuclear waste dump is top priority
(Reuters) – An underground nuclear waste dump in New Mexico where operations were suspended after a radiation leak is of crucial importance to the United States and its reopening is a top priority for the Energy Department, the head of the agency said….
Critics say Republican fix of Florida congressional map not good enough
TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) – Leaders of a voter coalition contesting Florida’s congressional district boundaries are vowing to continue a court battle claiming that a new map approved on Monday fails to meet the state’s anti-gerrymandering rules.
Steubenville, Ohio, high schooler convicted of rape returns to football team
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A high school football player who served 10 months of a one-year sentence for raping a 16-year-old girl in 2012 has returned to school and its football team, according to the Steubenville High School website.
Heatstroke killed Maryland woman, daughters found in car: coroner
ANNAPOLIS Md. (Reuters) – A Maryland mother from Guyana and her two infant daughters found dead inside a car in June died of accidental heatstroke, the state medical examiner’s office said on Tuesday.
Officials kill otter after rare attack on humans in river near Seattle
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The river otter believed to be responsible for a rare attack on humans that left a Washington state boy and his grandmother badly hurt has been killed, state wildlife officials said on Tuesday.
New York real-estate broker pleads guilty to shoplifting at Saks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A real-estate broker who helps sell multimillion-dollar luxury homes in New York City has pleaded guilty to stealing clothes worth more than $1,000 from the department store Saks Fifth Avenue, the district attorney’s office said.
Georgia couple accused of starving 15-year-old girl kept in closet
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Authorities are looking for the stepfather of a 15-year-old girl who was found earlier this month bruised and malnourished after allegedly being forced to live in a small closet, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.
Court upholds former congressional staffer’s conviction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a former House of Representatives staff member for receiving gifts from disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s firm including baseball World Series tickets and a visit to a str…
U.S. missionaries may still return to Liberia, son says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. missionary being treated for Ebola and her quarantined husband could still return to Liberia after her recovery and his temporary isolation, their son said.
Brutality and ‘The Beast’: why child migration to U.S. is slowing down
ARRIAGA Mexico (Reuters) – When 26-year-old unemployed Honduran Javier Soto tried to sneak into the United States earlier this year, he breezed all the way through to northern Mexico before he was finally caught.
